Flower-pot.



PATENTED APR. 2 v1903.;

w. SGHABFER. FLOWER POT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1902.

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" MIA/swam No. 726,766. 1 PATENTED APR. 28 1903.

W. SGHAEPER.

FLOWER POT.

ABPLIUATION FILED nov. 4, 1902. NO MODEL. 2 sums-sum z.

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WILHELM soHAEnEn, F HAGEN, GERMANY.

FLOWER-POT.

- sl ncrnrca'rron' forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,766, aatean bri as, i903.

' Application filed November 4, 1902.' Serial No. 130,094. (No model.)

To all whom, it fitcty concern.-

citizen of the Kingdom of Prussia, residing at Hagen, Westphalia, in the Empire of Grer many, have invented certain new and usefuldesired by reason of its simple construction and that is provided with ventilating and evaporating openings in its conical portion so arranged as to retain the soil in the pot without danger of its being carried away by a superfluitylof water passinginto the pot, at the same time serving the purpose for which they are intended.

To this end the invention consists of a flower-pot comprising a frusto-conical body having a plurality of vertically-disposed openings in its conical portion, said body being formed of vertically-divisible halves, abase integral with one of said halves at its wide end, and tongue-and-groove joints separably connecting said sections, which with other novel features of construction and combinations of parts will be fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a flower-pot with dripcup. Fig. 2 is a view ofa modified flowerpot. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the flowerpot shown in Fig. 1 taken to pieces. Figs. 4t to 9 are details which will be referred to later on. Fig. 10 represents, on an enlarged scale, parts of the two pot-halves to show a tongue and a groove. Fig. 11 is a vertical central section through the drip-cup shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 12 is a vertical central section through an ordinary drip-cup. Fig. 13 is aperspective view of a modified drip-cup made in two parts, and Fig. 14 is a perspective view of another modification of the new drip-cup provided with steadying-arms.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Ordinary flower-pots, such as shown in Fig.

i -5, are most objectionable,-forthe reason that Be it known that I, WILHELM SOHAEFER, a

they afiord the least space to the plant-roots where these require the most space--viz., at the bottom. Fig. 6 will sliow that a flowerpot of a conical shape, the reverse of that of ordinary flower-pots, will afiord the most space to the roots at the bottom, and hence such a pot according to myinventiou will answer its purpose far better than the ordinary flower-pot. If the walls of the latter be provided with several ventilating and evaporating'holesf, (see Figs. 7 and 9,) t here would be the disadvantage that most-of the Water poured in the pot will escape through these holes without further profit to the plantroots. It does not matter whether such holes are inwardly or outwardly inclined, as in Fig. 7 on the right and in Fig. 9, respectively, or nearly vertical, as in Fig. 7 on the left, as the defect named will remain the same. It is well known that the ordinary flower-pots are given the shape shown in Fig. 5 to facilitate the taking out of the roots and the soil for transplanting. Even if the pots were to have cylindrical walls, as is shown in Fig. 8, the defect named would still remain unaltered. If, however, a flower-pot according to my invention and shown in Fig. 4 is provided with a plurality of ventilating and evaporating holes 9 g in its conical wall, (see Fig. 6,) the said defect will be entirely avoided, and this the more if the holes g areplaced vertically, or nearly so. I s

From an inspection of Fig. 6 it will be evident that even duringa rain the water getting into the new flower-pot is notflikely to at once escape, but it will be collected. When pouring water on thesoil in the pot," the shape of-the holes 9 will prevent soil from being carried away with the water should any escape. The several holes 9 will also show easily whether the plant-roots require to be watered or not. With ordinary flower-pots, such as in Fig. 7 or Fig. 9, this would not be possible, for the reason explained. above. It would be necessary to takethe" roots and soil bodily out of the pot-for examination, which, "however, is evidently objectionable. Fortransplanting the flower or plant the conical wall of the new flower-pot is made in two halves a, andb. (See Figs; 1 and 3.) The joints of these halves are provided with several tongues d and grooves d for engaging each other. (See Fig. 10.) These tongues and grooves are inwardly inclined to prevent any dislocation of the two halves a and b and to return any water percolating to the outside back into the interior. The two halves are provided with more or less vertical ventilating and evaporating holes 0 and may be held together by hoops placed over them or otherwise. halves a and b, they are put into a drip-cup e, (see Fig. 11,) having a conical wall in correspondence with that of the pot. The bottom h of the pot is preferably made in one Where so piece with the one conical half a. preferred, the pot may be packed in the dripcup in order to secure its two halves. The drip-cup can also be made in two parts, as in Fig. 13, so as to surround the bottom edge of the pot more closely.

Where it is so preferred, the bottom h of the flower-pot may be omitted and replaced by the drip-cup.

From Figs. 4 and 5 it is obvious that the new flower-pot will be far steadier than the ordinary pot, owing to its larger base. It is also evident that the new drip-cup being large in size, will better steady the pot than the cup 2', Fig. 12, of the ordinary pot.

For large flowers or plants the drip-cup e may be replaced by anothercup It, provided with several arms I (see Fig. 14) for steadying the plant.

It is obvious that a bulged flower-pot (see Fig. 2) would also be better than the ordinary pot. It could be made in two parts in a similar manner as described above.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

To further the cohesion of the two 'and evaporating holes placed more or less ver- .pot increasing in diameter from top to bottom and provided with a plurality of ventilating and evaporating holes placed more or less vertically in the conical wall, of a drip-cup having a conical wall increasing in diameterfrom edge to bottom, substantially as set forth.

The combination, with a conical flowerpot increasing in diameter from top to bottom and provided with a plurality of Ventilating tically in the conical wall, of a drip-cup having a conical Wall increasing in diameter from edge to bottom, the conical Wall of said pot being made in halves, that are provided on the joints with a plurality of inwardly-hp 6 clined tongues and grooves for engaging each other and preventing any dislocation of said halves, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WILHELM SOHAEFER.

Witnesses:

OTTO Kerrie, J A. RITTERSHAUS. 

